Telegram-herald., 1887-11-13
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n IA not trsia dozs - sstch FOR hsirzlsrs.s
49, fallasl ~kus sane - thea tAat ara
ssH bred az ied q a. it - their natural
sagAcify ssd force a eharzc1eT They may
not 1ersorn tue daty sifa tls dssper4le en-
ergy that = SHOWN - tas shity DroRn cur
.ita Elae loz9 80 All Ehs nlaCk pafEh over
his ere. ols t2ey sii Do e wei enough -
answer every Eeas,labis szpsetztl0l- That
bk4i tsrrieT yo0 ses there nov, weighing
48ous ta.Ttv I've poIlnls. "a the an,iershot
~ znd ugy enoags - - pat into a cham
nsr 4 horrors sayszers. asizAE be. vide
awake Hhea q robosr . s4usexiag his body
through ths pantry window, but he would
make % e.fsrt - stop khe mans eagry bGt
0nos ia tie FELIX'S eou.d have hard work -
get aat sgz-1
IA . act es1Y 20 say what the bull terrier
wiil 40 sitE the prisoner vien b. has him AZ
his mercy. II degsads lArgelF upon the ans
uiai > pfeVloils general not speciab fTain4ny
Certainly the mao ~iil have 10 yoloe Ia tbs
H.aStsr. ualesa he h0sis 10 ths inmates 0f the
houss Tor protscticn, which . really the
wissst coafse he cou.d take, though hs sell
dom choosss it. A personal encounter hand
- tooth woald - a fariorn hope incesd and
tns possession u q pistol gives fswer az
vantagea than You might think. The drawing
~ the weapon Wou.d rreclpltat8 ths conf-ct
The buI terrier is = brute hard % hl, aud
mere wound only adds e. ~ terocity Then
the combatants are too close togs1her 10 a.
io'S II tne elective use ~ revolver, and
threat grip. which tie dog may get At once.
aAd is almost sure @ secure IN d fs~ seconds,
will very quickly place The ro5ber where
pistol though iE would probably 10 dis
charged before the trigger was pulled, viii
ao him 10 good
"fhs,og is act going % disturb the family.
He j. . sentinel who can watch without mai
iag everybody slss watch, zoo. Daylight. he
ta4nks. VII 10 quite time enough FOR these %
whom hs ewes allegiance % inquire into the
merits of the case, and the only seTi0cs cues
ton that ariscs -. Wil Tia bCrgiar be able TO
take his proper place Ia tho inycstiEatlon'
Or. IN other words, returning - the original
proposition. What = ths bull tsrrier going -
20 With hlal
sxvERAL ILLUSTRATIONS
81 know of three cases h which distinct
answers were given % tha. question. The
bead u = family was warned by his butler
thar be has noticed some suspicious looking
ulen proving about the rear of the house,
and would respectfully suggest that the silver
ware % ssnt 90 tbs vaults OF a safe deposit.
This adVico vas given after business hours.
bat the gentleman determined 20 avail him
seif q it ca the following day. Meanwhile
hs borrowed a big. unamiable bull terrier
from tbs butcher and ncsisctsd to mention
the Tact 70 the butler. Nobody in ths upper
regions Of the house was disturbed that night,
for the work down stairs was done Ia silence.
Tho next morning the dead body Of the butler
was found iyiag on tho eoor OF the pantry
with the dog croUching beside il. The mans
throat was torr out and some OF the family
jsxelry Was IN bis pockets. The silverwars
was placed so that, had hs not been inter
rupted, he could haze quickly ard easily
hAndad it 70 bis conssdsrates. whose footprints
were stamped upon the clay beneath the win
dow. He had warned his master in order 20
prevent srspicion from falling upon himself.
bat he bad not taken the bull terrier into his
calculations
'.Thcn knew aa Old lawyer who was
aroused before daybrrak by roars FOR help in
the hall. and going down stairs found a bur
glsr sitting on marble top table, and a
fierce eyed bull terrier, that friend % mine
suit, gazing AZ hun from the foor.
''And, again, once sold tine bull terrier
so an elderly lady, who, dis.rusting servants
and living ali alOns IN her Rouse, thought
she needed such a protector. Coming down
20 light the hre one morning. she was hor1i-
fied % find her dog grinnly watching bury
rufFan in tee kitchen
g. II you please, rna-ru, saId the man. touch
tag bis cap as she entered. i amt took
rothin' yet That ere Wild beast o. youru
would a tore mo To small bits IL had Hes
teen a kecpin' BIS eys on ne, marna, and II
I'd stirred = step he'd been az me. I've put
IA = most UNCOMMON Nasty night, rnarm
and DO hopes you won't be hard on me
''She was not hard upon him She gave
him his breakfast and allowed him TO 20 un
rnolssted Then sne came around 20 my
place with the dog and so,d him back 20 ms
at half price. saying that II had told her b.
was 50 rsrnorseiess a brute she would never
have allowed him into her house at AL
THE MOST UsxxUL DOG.
The fact Is. no watchdog s OF the slight
est use % a lady II 90 5arks and arouse.
her she Il far more terrified than the thieves
snd when he does bis work silently be is not
the social companion she cares % have in hei
boudoir She has stated her needs 70 M
often enough when she carus 20 purchase
Pet What she wants IL a soft. silky httl'
fellow. Who viii sleep as soundly as she doe'
herself and not provoks the burglars oI
making any unseemly disturbances.
But for persons who would rather risk aE
encounter with thisvss than loose their goods
vel bred. rough haired terrier, weighing
sbcut twelve pounds. makes a capital hcus
protector He Is liksly 70 be fun q irtslli
g,ence. and viii not give an alarm without
cause. r. he hears q noise he vii thorough
investixase 10 before be barks No passinf
footsteps no wird rattictl shutters IN fac
nothing Bat an absoiuts attempt 70 get, fsso
niously into The house.. VIII induce him {.
srouss the inmates. II his suspicious arr
awakened be viii 60. very quietly. from doc'
- deer. and from window % window. sniff
ing scftly ar esch. and ascertain tbc ezsc
state ~ AFFAIRS. Then il bis voice IS heard i
is tirne Ter everybody 70 Get up. The rob
hsrs viii sirsys certainly run away whsT
they hear hin. but u there 5 any un7leas
antne<s' the dog may he trusted 70 DO his ful
share n the work. though be could not under
take 4 aiore Such a dog should never b
allowed to frstsrni1s with strangers CT Z
take foc,f from unsccustou,esi hands. though
probably. his disposition VII net iead him Q
Do 80. but poisoned meat surrsptiticasll
thrown over thg fence = \ great ali 70 bur
asrs. San Francesca Examiner.
a retrfHea saf-non.
Henry Bsnsen. Ct Hayden Hil. Tas~s'
srunt7. has RI hs rossession a specimen O
rsfrfr,f 81 irr-r,rf The former He.se rsr~ "a